Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 73.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 95.7% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 40.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
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